Author: Smet, Peter .A.G.M. de
Title: Herbs, Health & Healers, Africa as Ethnopharmacological Treasury
Description: Berg en Dal , Stichting Afrika Museum, 1999, 1ste druk. 30 x 24 x 1,3 cm., Paperback. 180 pagina's. Color Illustrations. ISBN/EAN: 9789071611094. Conditie: Very good, Zo goed als nieuw. This book reviews the ingenious ways, in which sub- Saharan African natives use herbal and animal products as traditional medicines, intoxicants and poisons in their struggle for survival and in their quests for religious experiences. It highlights the significance of traditional plants for African populations and Western societies, and demonstrates that the plant kingdom has more to offer than a bouquet to cheer up the bedridden patient..

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